Facing their second straight District 3-2A foe, the Sterlington Panthers (25-7) entertain the Campti Lakeview Gators (22-7) in the second round of the Class 2A state basketball playoffs on Friday at 7 p.m.

Sterlington advanced to the second round with a hard-fought 40-38 victory over Red River on Tuesday night.

Though the opponent is from the same district, the No. 7-seeded Panthers can expect an entirely different strategy from the No. 10 Gators.

Sterlington advanced to the second round with a hard-fought 40-38 victory over Red River on Tuesday.

While Red River basically played keep away with a deliberate offense, the Panthers are likely to see a fast-paced attack from the Gators, who ran to a 97-71 first-round victory over DeQuincy.

"They're not going to hold it," Caballero said of Lakeview. "Lakeview's a lot like Farmerville. They play a lot of kids and they're athletic."

In an effort to force the tempo, the Gators typically apply full court pressure from the outset.

"We have to get past the press," Caballero said. "If you can handle the press, you can get some open looks, but you have to have able to handle it."

As far as his own team, Caballero is looking for the Panthers to take better care of the basketball after turning the ball over 18 times against Red River.

"If we turn the ball over like that against Lakeview, we'll get run out of the gym," Caballero said.

Lakeview swept Red River 87-61 and 74-61 en route to the District 3-2A championship.

"We'll see what we can do," Caballero said. "We should have a nice crowd. Hopefully, home court advantage will help us."